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This doesn't sound good.

The cyclone is heading northwest at 15 kilometers per hour on a path Navy forecasters expect will take it across the Gulf of Oman, an important shipping lane for oil supplies from the Gulf. Oman's government ordered evacuations, Agence France-Presse reported, as oil traded near a two-week high over concerns about disruptions to supplies.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPdz6pzKBeYs&refer=home

This was yesterday:
While crossing the Indian Ocean on Monday it reached the equivalent of a Category Five hurricane - the highest category available.
The comments from residents in Oman (look below the story) are also rather alarming.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6722749.stm

shall we start the betting now on how high the gas prices will go, and how loud the complaints will be from those who have been battering us online?

For storm-lovers:

http://www.hurricanezone.net/#02a

Energy available from the sea:

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/cyclone/data/ni.html

The winds have diminished, but heavy rains may still cause problems.

DAS